IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Sirius playlist week #17

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:06:41 -0700

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. Okkultokrati - Ragnarokian
02. TALK 1
03. Menfolk - Matador
04. Newkid - Gör det för
05. Rasmus Kellerman - Five years from now
06. TALK 2
07. The Tarantula Waltz - Synthetic sun (feat. Ebba Forsberg)
08. Kommun - Death of a CEO
09. Far from Tellus - Far from Tellus
10. TALK 3
11. Moddi - Stuck in the waltz
12. Faster Katt - Death song
13. Blowback - Fool
14. TALK 4
15. Nils Bech - Don't worry
16. Familjen - När planeterna stannat
17. Banjo - You and the sun
18. NEI - A wonderful day
19. TALK 5
20. Junip - Rope and summit

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

Blowback 800 miles Transubstans Records

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:38:53 -0700

Given the explosion in retro-saturated stoner bands in recent years it's a no-brainer that in order to clamber out of the weedy deluge of bleary-eyed blasters there needs to be something very special added to the mix. There are so many who fail, doomed to be forgotten in the haze of a handful of joints in a genre where the riff comes second only to the smoke. For those who have the foresight and creativity to think outside the bong, such mediocrity doesn't come into the equation. Swedish quartet Blowback fall just on the right side of the border, having applied enough originality and style to ensure a place in the upper echelons of the retro doom/stoner genre. Opener "The only thing I have" is a pretty standard stoner rock tune and is enjoyable enough in the grand scheme of the genre. It's from here on in though that many bands fall short of the mark, with the remainder of their tunes emulating the formula of the first song and refusing -- or being unable -- to do anything different. Thankfully, as soon as second track "The big black hole" kicks off with its clean, laid back, hippyish vibe, it becomes clear that this Örebro crew have the talent and vision to pull a memorable album together. "No soul" continues the variation, a slower, more brooding piece that picks up towards the end and really showcases the band's ability to be creative while remaining true to the essence of their genre. "800 miles" is varied from start to finish with a multitude of distortion levels, tempo changes, song structures and emotions flowing throughout. And while Blowback may reside in a genre that's bursting at the seams, they prove here that, if they continue on the musical path they've chosen, they'll find themselves passing joints with the elite.

New Blowback in late November

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:55:09 -0700

Swedish stonerrockers Blowback will be releasing their new album "800 miles" on November 30 via Transubstans Records.

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:28:34 -0800

Swedish stonerrockers Blowback have decided to not work with Canadian label Obskure Sombre Records for the release of their new record "Morning wood" and will instead license it to Transubstans Records out of Malmö. Hear a few tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/blowbackband

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:45:25 -0800

Blowback has recruited scene legend Dan Swanö to helped them finish their forthcoming album "Morning wood". Still no release date yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Asteroid/Blowback Split Fuzzorama Records

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700

In case it wasn't totally obvious from the cover art, this is a heavy slab of fuzz-heavy stoner-rock. Two bands, six songs each, a grand total of just over 60 minutes of music. Since I consider Black Sabbath to be the greatest band ever, I can def get into this, but since I also tend to prefer later Ozzy-era Sabbath ("Sabbath bloody sabbath", "Sabotage" and yes, even "Never say die"), I'm kinda lukewarm on this disc. As with most stoner-rock, this stuff leans much more heavily on early Sabbath - all bludgeoning power chords and heavy doom'n'gloom atmosphere. I can dig it, but it's also been done to death and doesn't touch upon all the other reasons that made Sabbath so amazing. Trouble figured it out with "Manic frustration". It can be done. So before I run my mouth off with a treatise on my favorite band, let me leave it at this: Asteroid and Blowback are good bands. This is a good CD. Just not great.

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Swedish stonerrockers Blowback have posted some old tracks for free download: http://www.blowback.se/sound.php

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Fuzzorama has finally posted two full-length tracks from the Asteroid/Blowback split for downloading: http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/asteroid_blowback_split.php?cp=124

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Fuzzorama Records has posted two more new soundclips from the upcoming Asteroid/Blowback split: http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Fuzzorama has posted preview clips for the upcoming Asteroid/Blowback split: http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Swedish stonerrockers Asteroid and BlowBack have confirmed that their upcoming split CD will be released on April 8 and they will be celebrating the occasion with a release show at the top floor of Satin in Örebro.

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Fuzzorama Records has announced the signing of Swedish stoner-rock acts Blowback and Asteroid. Look for a split release from the two to be released in March.